[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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    JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY HIS 
         EXCELLENCY BERTIE AHERN, THE PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Majority Floor Services Chief, Barry Sullivan, announced the 
President pro tempore and Members of the U.S. Senate who entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore taking 
the chair at the left of the Speaker, and the Members of the Senate the 
seats reserved for them.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the 
part of the House to escort His Excellency Bertie Ahern, the Prime 
Minister of Ireland, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel);
  The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson);
  The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey);
  The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey);
  The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal);
  The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney);
  The gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Kennedy);
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley);
  The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Putnam);
  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. McCotter);
  The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen);
  The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. McCrery);
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh);
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. King);
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. McHugh); and
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Ferguson).
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The President pro tempore of the Senate, 
at the direction of that body, appoints the following Senators as 
members of the committee on the part of the Senate to escort His 
Excellency Bertie Ahern, the Prime Minister of Ireland, into the House 
Chamber:
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin);
  The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy);
  The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy);
  The Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd);
  The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry);
  The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey);
  The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell);
  The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn);
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran); and
  The Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins).
  The Majority Floor Services Chief announced the Acting Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Jerome Mendouga, Ambassador of 
Cameroon.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Majority Floor Services Chief announced the Cabinet of the 
President of the United States.
  The Members of the Cabinet of the President of the United States 
entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats 
reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
  At 11 o'clock and 8 minutes a.m., the Majority Floor Services Chief 
announced His Excellency Bertie Ahern, the Prime Minister of Ireland.
  The Prime Minister of Ireland, escorted by the committee of Senators 
and Representatives, entered the Hall of the House of Representatives 
and stood at the Clerk's desk.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]
  The SPEAKER. Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and the 
distinct honor of presenting to you His Excellency Bertie Ahern, the 
Taoiseach, Prime Minister of Ireland.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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